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Commemorating the centenary of late Dr. Y. V. S. Murthy (1927–2010), Andhra University and community leaders reflect on the enduring legacy of the chemical engineering visionary and founder of Alkali Metals Limited. Through his namesake campus auditorium and the dedicated work of the Dr. Y. V. S. Murty Charitable Trust, his commitment to human dignity and social welfare remains as vibrant as ever.
Surinder Koli, the prime accused in the infamous 2006 Nithari serial killings who was acquitted by the Supreme Court in 2025, was found dead in Haridwar on September 18. The incident followed a national seminar in Visakhapatnam where senior jurists and media professionals scrutinized investigative lapses by the CBI and questioned the lack of media follow-up for the victims’ families.
In a startling turn of events, Surinder Koli, the prime accused in the 2006 Nithari serial killings who was acquitted by the Supreme Court in 2025, was found dead inside his Haridwar tea stall on September 18. The incident closely follows a national seminar in Visakhapatnam where senior jurists and experts scrutinized the press and the CBI over systemic investigative failures that denied justice to victim families.
A guest teacher from Haryana was suspended by the Rohtak District Elementary Education Officer on 10 June 2026 after she participated in a massive protest organized by the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) at JantarMantar in New Delhi.
The United States is set to launch its highly anticipated 2026 FIFA World Cup campaign on home soil in Los Angeles. Featuring an all-star pre-game music festival and a high-stakes opening match against Paraguay, the tournament debut marks a defining moment for soccer in America.
West Bengal has deported 4,800 undocumented immigrants to Bangladesh over the past month, with 836 more awaiting removal. Highlighting a strict “detect, delete, deport” policy, CM Suvendu Adhikari also announced a statewide household verification survey and expedited border fencing.
Indian Army officer Major Abhilasha Barak has been conferred the prestigious 2025 United Nations Military Gender Advocate of the Year Award. The honour recognizes her exceptional leadership, gender-responsive peacekeeping, and extensive community outreach while serving with the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL).
In the 2000s, a debate over banning veil raged in France. But Marjan Satrapi refused to be drawn in polarised media environment.
In a seismic shift for West Bengal’s entertainment industry, heavy-handed political control over Tollygunge’s studiopara cracked on Thursday night, June 4, 2026, as Kolkata Police arrested prominent Trinamool Congress leader Swarup Biswas. Once considered an untouchable sovereign over Tollywood’s studio floor logistics, the former president of the Federation of Cine Technicians & Workers of Eastern India (FCTWEI) was picked up by New Alipore police from his Sahapur Colony residence. His arrest follows an explicit FIR lodged by a 42-year-old local makeup artist who detailed a toxic corporate “syndicate raj.” The complainant alleged that after being blacklisted and denied work for two years, she was pressured by Biswas to pay cash bribes and make sexual compromises at the Suruchi Sangha club premises to secure employment. When she refused, she was met with violent death threats. Booked under rigorous provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) for sexual harassment and extortion alongside the Arms Act, Biswas’s arrest sparked massive street celebrations outside the police station. Concurrently, investigators at Lalbazar are opening wider lines of inquiry connecting Swarup and his brother, former sports minister Aroop Biswas, to an alleged ₹22-lakh extortion and ticket black-marketing racket tied to Lionel Messi’s high-profile India tour event.
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